Scientists have caught the process of evolution in action as a species of Australian lizard abandons egg-laying for live births.The variety of skink, which is snake-like with four tiny legs, has been found laying eggs along the coast of New South Wales.

The last known Arabian cheetah was shot in Saudi Arabia in 1950, though they may have hung on in Oman until around 1970. Now 4 cubs have been born in the wild in a nature reserve on an island off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.

Two furry Iberian lynx kittens were born on Easter Sunday in Portugal, raising hopes of a resurrection of the species in the country, where it has been extinct for about a decade.
The Iberian lynx is one of the world's most endangered cats. They

When news broke that Phiri, the only female striped hyena on Sir Bani Yas Island, was sporting a figure fuller than usual, the man in charge of the thousands of rare animals on the island was cautiously optimistic.

The Berlin Zoo has welcomed a number of animal babies this year, including an anteater, black panthers, an Asian elephant and jaguars. Add Lilly here to that tally; she's one of three caracal kittens born at the zoo July 17.
Caracals are native to

The 10-week-old un-named cats are the son and daughter of Lucifer, six, and Abi, 10, who was the last Asian lion to be born at the zoo.
Malcolm Fitzpatrick, curator of mammals at ZSL London Zoo, said the little lions have already started to form

You may remember about 2 years ago, the chihuahua puppy that was born to a Japan pet store owner, Emiko Sakurada, with a "heart" on it's side. Little Heart became a famous icon and the pet store owner believes that he brought her luck as does everyone

A brand-new Asian elephant calf made her media debut today at the Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire, England. The calf was born last Wednesday to mother Kaylee, 27, who has two older daughters. At birth, the baby (who doesn't have a name yet) weighed

A royal white Bengal tiger cub clutches the leg of a Cougar Mountain Zoo employee Friday. The animal and his brother, born in Tucson, Ariz., six weeks ago, arrived at the zoo July 2. Approximately 1,400 to 1,800 Bengals remain in the wild, according to

Four tiger cubs born in June, in Germany, make their official debut. The Siberian tiger quadruplets were born earlier this summer and are doing well. Their mom, "Nina" had an easy time giving birth to her four girls, while tiger dad, "Jezin" is very